The Sanskrit term Vyoṣa can be transliterated into English as Vyosa or Vyosha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

Source: Asian Agri-History: Paśu Āyurvēda (Veterinary Medicine) in Garuḍapurāṇa

Vyoṣa (व्योष) refers to a type of powder, and is used in the various Anupāna (“drink take”), according to sections on the treatment of Horses (Gajāyurveda or Aśvāyurveda) in the Garuḍapurāṇa.—The Anupāna i.e. the drink take along with or after medicine was important in treatment. Because it may help in carrying, absorption, assimilation and enhancing action of the drugs. Normally the selection of anupāna is done depends upon disease, doṣa etc.—[...] In diseases of the deranged kapha sarṣapa-taila (mustard oil) with vyoṣa/trikaṭu powders are used as anupāna.

Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)

Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa

Vyoṣa (व्योष) is an ingredient of an herbal remedy to handle serpents (and snake-venom), as described in the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā—an important topic from Āyurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Viṣavidyā or Sarpavidyā).—Kāśyapa imparts various combinations of the Garuḍa Mantra, a wide range of different nyāsas and rituals to enslave serpents and use them for the bite-victim’s recovery caused by poison. He also mentions that a particular herbal combination [including Vyoṣa, ...] enable one to handle serpents with ease while the nails of cat, lizard, pigeon and sparrow assist in the extraction of the snake’s teeth.

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

Vyoṣa (व्योष):—Another name for Trikaṭu, which refers to mixture of three pungent spices. It is used throughout Ayurvedic literature such as the Caraka-saṃhitā and the Suśruta-saṃhitā and is also mentioned in the Jvaracikitsā (‘treatment of fever’) chapter of the Mādhavacikitsā.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vyoṣa (व्योष).—An aggregate of three spices (black and long pepper, and dry ginger.)

Derivable forms: vyoṣam (व्योषम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vyoṣa (व्योष).—n.

(-ṣaṃ) The aggregate of three spices, or black-pepper, longpepper, and dry ginger. E. vi variously, uṣ to burn, aff. ac .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vyoṣa (व्योष).—i. e. vi-uṣ + a, n. The aggregate of three spices, black pepper, long pepper, and dry ginger.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vyoṣa (व्योष).—[adjective] burning, hot.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Vyoṣa (व्योष):—[from vyuṣ] a See sub voce

2) [=vy-oṣa] b mf(ā)n. ([from] vi +√uṣ; cf. √vyuṣ) burning, scorching, [Atharva-veda]

3) [v.s. ...] m. a species of elephant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] n. the three hot substances (viz. dry ginger, long pepper, and black pepper), [Suśruta]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vyoṣa (व्योष):—(ṣaṃ) 1. n. The aggregate of three spices, black and long pepper and dry ginger.

[Sanskrit to German]

Vyosha in German

context information

Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Vyōṣa (ವ್ಯೋಷ):—

1) [noun] (collectively) the three pungent, medicinal substances ginger, long pepper and pepper.

2) [noun] a mixture of these substances.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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